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1  The huntsmen waved their arms and did something to the fox.
War and Peace 3 By Leo Tolstoy
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER VI
2  He lifted his eager face to Prince Andrew, smiled, and waved his hand.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VI
3  Lorrain, pursing up his lips, waved a severely negative finger before his nose.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XXI
4  Historic figures were not borne by the waves from one shore to another as before.
War and Peace 6 By Leo Tolstoy
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 16: CHAPTER I
5  To those on board the ship the movement of those waves will be the only perceptible motion.
War and Peace 6 By Leo Tolstoy
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 17: CHAPTER VII
6  The soldiers near the gun waved their arms and beat the horses to make them turn and move on.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER XVIII
7  The raft had long since stopped and only the waves of the current beat softly against it below.
War and Peace 2 By Leo Tolstoy
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER XII
8  In whatever direction a ship moves, the flow of the waves it cuts will always be noticeable ahead of it.
War and Peace 6 By Leo Tolstoy
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 17: CHAPTER VII
9  The king waved his right arm and, evidently nervous, sang something badly and sat down on a crimson throne.
War and Peace 3 By Leo Tolstoy
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER IX
10  In the intervals of the dance the count, breathing deeply, waved and shouted to the musicians to play faster.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XX
11  The cymbals and horns in the orchestra struck up more loudly, and this man with bare legs jumped very high and waved his feet about very rapidly.
War and Peace 3 By Leo Tolstoy
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER IX
12  The waves of the great movement abate, and on the calm surface eddies are formed in which float the diplomatists, who imagine that they have caused the floods to abate.
War and Peace 6 By Leo Tolstoy
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 16: CHAPTER IV
13  Looking down over the rails Prince Nesvitski saw the rapid, noisy little waves of the Enns, which rippling and eddying round the piles of the bridge chased each other along.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VII
14  From all the windows of the streets through which he rode, rugs, flags, and his monogram were displayed, and the Polish ladies, welcoming him, waved their handkerchiefs to him.
War and Peace 3 By Leo Tolstoy
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 9: CHAPTER VII
15  She sang something mournfully, addressing the queen, but the king waved his arm severely, and men and women with bare legs came in from both sides and began dancing all together.
War and Peace 3 By Leo Tolstoy
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER IX
16  And as he waved his arms to impersonate the policeman, his portly form again shook with a deep ringing laugh, the laugh of one who always eats well and, in particular, drinks well.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER X
17  Looking on the bridge he saw equally uniform living waves of soldiers, shoulder straps, covered shakos, knapsacks, bayonets, long muskets, and, under the shakos, faces with broad cheekbones, sunken cheeks, and listless tired expressions, and feet that moved through the sticky mud that covered the planks of the bridge.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VII
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